Nozzle-operated faucet



Aug. 5 1924. 1,504,131

J. MACKAY NOZZlJE OPERATED muom Filed Dec. 8, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l Aug.5 1924. 1,504,131

J. MACKAY NOZZLE OPERATED FAUGET Filed Dec. 8, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet P-PatentedAu .5,1924. 1,504,131 i UNl 'if, P1? FICE.

JOHNMACKAIWOFAUDUBON, NEW JERSEY, nss'lelvoa ro 'rHoivrAs sAvILLs sons,or

j rH nnELrnIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

1 I nozznnornnnrnn 'FAUCE'I.

Application filed December 8, 1922. Seria1;N0.'G05,553.

To all whom it may concern: ing this movement end 13.0f the spring willBe it known that I, JOHN MACKAY, a move into. the .holein handle 9.citizen of the Unitedgfitates, residing at gToadjustthe faucet thehandle is placed Audubon, in the county of Camden and in the desiredposition and the securing 5 State of New Jersey, have invented certainscrew is turned to engage a recess 11.

new and useful Improvements in Nozzle- Housing 15 is turned untilsufficient torsion Operated Faucets, of which the following is producedin the spring to automatically is a specification. close the valve afteruse. Securing screw y invention relates to faucets more par- 16 isturned until it engages recess 17 and 10 ticularly of the type 1n whichthe nozzle holds the housing'in the adjusted position.

1s turned to open and close the valve, and The faucet is then ready foruse.

has for its objects to provide a faucet of a In using the faucet, handle9 is moved neat and simple construction which it ill until the torsionspring engages spring automatically close after use and which may guard18. This limits the opening of valve be easily assembled and adjusted.5. When handle 9 is released torsion spring These objects, and otheradvantageous 12 will move it in reversed direction until ends which willbe described hereinafter, the valve closes. This limits the movement Iattain in the following manner, reference in that direction.

being had to the accompanying drawings While I have described myinvention as 0 in which taking a particular form, it will be under-Figure 1 is a vertical section. stood that the various parts of myinven- Figure 2 is a disassembled view of the tion may be changedwithout departing faucet. from the spirit thereof, and hence I do notReferring to the drawings, 1 is a neck limit myself to the preciseconstruction set 5 having an externally threaded part 2 which forth, butconsider that I am at liberty to receives an internally threaded part 3of a make such changes and alterations as fairl nozzle 4 which opens andcloses a valve 5. come within the scope of the appended The valveincludes a carriage 6 having seclaims. cured thereto an elastic washer 7adapted Having thus described my invention, what to engage a valve seat8 in neck 1. An ad- I claim as new and desire to secure by Letjustinghandle 9 is secured to the nozzle by ters Patent is a screw 10 engagingany of a series of re- 1. A nozzle operated .faucet comprising cesses 11in its periphery. A torsion spring a neck; a housing adjustably securedto the 12 has one end 13 tightly fitting a hole in neck; a valve, and aspring connected with 35 the handle and the other end 14 likewise thehousing and having an adjustable confitting in a hole in "an adjustinghousing nection with the nozzle.

15 which encloses the spring. The housing 2. A nozzle operated faucetcomprising is secured to the neck by a screw 16 engaga neck, a housingadjustably secured to the ing any of a series of recesses 17 spaced inneck; a valve; a handle adjustably connectthe periphery. A guard 18extends from ed with the nozzle, and a spring connect the nozzle toprevent the spring from ening the housing and the handle.

gaging the threads or other parts of the 3. A nozzle operated faucetcomprising neck which might hinder the operation of a neck havingrecesses; a housing; means the faucet. for securing the housing to aselected recess 45 When the faucet is assembled one end of in the neck;a valve; a nozzle; a handle the spring is placed in the hole in housingadjustably secured to the nozzle, and a 15 and the housing is placed onthe neck spring connected with the housing and nozwith securing screw 16free of recesses 17. zle for automatically moving the nozzle to Carriage6 is placed in the nozzle; handle effect a closing of the valve.

9 placed on the nozzle with screw 10 free 4. A nozzle operated faucetcomprising of recesses 11 and the threaded part 3 of a neck; a housingadjustably secured to the the nozzle engaged with the threaded partneck; a valve; a nozzle having recesses; a

2 of the neck. The nozzle is thenjturned handle; means for securing thehandle to to bring the carriage 6 and elastic washer a selected recessin the nozzle, and a spring 7 into engagement with valve seat 8.Durconnected with the housing and. handle for closing of the valve.

automatically movingv the nozzle to eflect a 5. A nozzle operated faucetcomprising a neck having recesses; a housing; means for securing thehousing to a selected recess in the neck; a valve; a nozzle havingrecesses; a handle; means for securing the handle to a selected recessin the nozzle, and a spring connected with the housing and handle forautomatically moving the nozzle ,to efiect a closingof the valve.

6. A nozzle operated faucet comprisinga neck; a valve; a nozzle having athreadedv connection'with the neck; "a spring connected With theneok'andnozzle for automatically moving the nozzle to efiect a closingoi the valve, and a. uard between the threaded connection and 51aspring;

In testimony whereof I have signed my of two subscribing itnesses.

name to. specification in the presence 0

